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A help to those who need it
The international Institute for Human Rights, Environment and Development (INHURED International),formerly known as Human Rights Information and Documentation Services(HURIDS) established in 1987, is a non governmental, non partisan and non- profit making independent public interest organization. It was renamed and restructured in June 1990 as a independent Human Rights organization. INHURED International works for the protection and promotion of human rights, the rule of law and democracy, sustainable environment , democratic development and for the world peace.
Established in 1990, the organization courageously fought against tyrannical panchayat (party less) system; to protect and promote human rights and rule of law following the ceaseless campaign for the restoration of multi-party democracy system.
We at INHURED International primarily focus our work on the issues of Civil and Political rights as well as Economical Social and Cultural Rights. INHURED International, the first Nepali organization to enjoy Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, has been functioning as a front-runner human rights organization with a non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit making independent approach. INHURED International's vibrant history goes back to the ceaseless campaign for the restoration of multi-party system in 1990. INHURED International courageously fought against tyrannical panchayat system; atrocities committed by both the state and insurgents during the internal armed conflict followed by dictatorial royal regime.INHURED International documents violations of the individual and collective rights of Nepali at home and beyond border , irrespective of the identity of the perpetrator, and seeks to end such breaches by way of advocacy before national and international mechanisms and by holding the violators accountable.
The organization conducts fact finding missions, research; prepares reports, studies and interventions on breaches of international human rights and humanitarian law both at home and abroad and undertakes advocacy before local, regional and international bodies.INHURED also cooperates with Nepali civil society organizations and governmental institutions in order to ensure that international human rights standards are reflected in national laws and policies through different programmatic interventions.INHURED has affiliations and working relation with series of both homogeneous and heterogeneous international and national organization around the globe.
How We Work
How We Work
INHURED has a small team based in Kathmandu Nepal. We do not have regional or local field offices, preferring to work directly with concerned stakeholders and other actors on the ground. In addition to this, not having field offices also reduces the administrative cost and provides us the extra opportunity to focus on issue that requires financial cost. In order to maximize our impact, we work at multiple levels.
Grassroots: At grassroots level, we work directly with local stakeholder comprises of state authorities, civil societies, non-state actors, victims/ survivours of human rights violation
National level: we work with local human rights partners, lawyers’ associations, National human rights commission and often government ministries responsible for protecting, assisting and responding to the gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law and other related international crimes. We help build and enhance capacity, provide advice and direct assistance to local groups to enhance their interventions with survivors, to strengthen their advocacy work on legal or institutional reforms and the overall goal of preventing human rights violations.
International level: At international level, we work with intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations and IOM, regional organizations, International non- governmental organizations. We work to strengthen the international policies and practice related with human rights and fundamental freedom.
INHURED’ values are to priorities the interests and perspectives of survivors of human rights violation in all aspects of its work. The highest priority in decisions and interventions is given to promoting survivors’ well-being and the avoidance of further traumatization.
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE
Fact-finding and documentation of information on human rights, including cases of human rights violations:
Exchange of information on human rights with national, regional and international organizations/institutions;
Campaign for public awareness in the field of human rights, environment, development and peace through education, research, teaching, training, workshop, meeting and seminar;
Monitoring compliance with international instruments relating to human rights and environment.
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES
Work for the establishment of institutions relating to human rights, environment, peace and development;
Assist the academic Institutions for the establishment of Center for Human Rights and the development of curriculum on human rights and international humanitarian law;
Work towards strengthening civil societies and creation of democratic institutions
INHURED has a small team based in Kathmandu Nepal. We do not have regional or local field offices, preferring to work directly with concerned stakeholders and other actors on the ground. In addition to this, not having field offices also reduces the administrative cost and provides us the extra opportunity to focus on issue that requires financial cost.
In order to maximize our impact, we work at multiple levels.
Grassroots: At grassroots level, we work directly with local stakeholder comprises of state authorities, civil societies, non-state actors, victims/ survivours of human rights violation
National level: we work with local human rights partners, lawyers’ associations, National human rights commission and often government ministries responsible for protecting, assisting and responding to the gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law and other related international crimes. We help build and enhance capacity, provide advice and direct assistance to local groups to enhance their interventions with survivors, to strengthen their advocacy work on legal or institutional reforms and the overall goal of preventing human rights violations;
International level: At international level, we work with intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations and IOM, regional organizations, International non- governmental organizations. We work to strengthen the international policies and practice related with human rights and fundamental freedom.
INHURED’ values are to priorities the interests and perspectives of survivors of human rights violation in all aspects of its work. The highest priority in decisions and interventions is given to promoting survivors’ well-being and the avoidance of further traumatization.
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE
Fact-finding and documentation of information on human rights, including cases of human rights violations:
Exchange of information on human rights with national, regional and international organizations/institutions;
Campaign for public awareness in the field of human rights, environment, development and peace through education, research, teaching, training, workshop, meeting and seminar;
Monitoring compliance with international instruments relating to human rights and environment.
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES
Work for the establishment of institutions relating to human rights, environment, peace and development;
Assist the academic Institutions for the establishment of Center for Human Rights and the development of curriculum on human rights and international humanitarian law;
Work towards strengthening civil societies and creation of democratic institutions
Institutional Policies
Institutional Policies
INHURED has a small team based in Kathmandu Nepal. We do not have regional or local field offices, preferring to work directly with concerned stakeholders and other actors on the ground. In addition to this, not having field offices also reduces the administrative cost and provides us the extra opportunity to focus on issue that requires financial cost. In order to maximize our impact, we work at multiple levels.
Grassroots: At grassroots level, we work directly with local stakeholder comprises of state authorities, civil societies, non-state actors, victims/ survivours of human rights violation
National level: we work with local human rights partners, lawyers’ associations, National human rights commission and often government ministries responsible for protecting, assisting and responding to the gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law and other related international crimes. We help build and enhance capacity, provide advice and direct assistance to local groups to enhance their interventions with survivors, to strengthen their advocacy work on legal or institutional reforms and the overall goal of preventing human rights violations.
International level: At international level, we work with intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations and IOM, regional organizations, International non- governmental organizations. We work to strengthen the international policies and practice related with human rights and fundamental freedom.
INHURED’ values are to priorities the interests and perspectives of survivors of human rights violation in all aspects of its work. The highest priority in decisions and interventions is given to promoting survivors’ well-being and the avoidance of further traumatization.
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE
Fact-finding and documentation of information on human rights, including cases of human rights violations:
Exchange of information on human rights with national, regional and international organizations/institutions;
Campaign for public awareness in the field of human rights, environment, development and peace through education, research, teaching, training, workshop, meeting and seminar;
Monitoring compliance with international instruments relating to human rights and environment.
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES
Work for the establishment of institutions relating to human rights, environment, peace and development;
Assist the academic Institutions for the establishment of Center for Human Rights and the development of curriculum on human rights and international humanitarian law;
Work towards strengthening civil societies and creation of democratic institutions
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Legal Statues & Structure
Legal Statues & Structure
INHURED has a small team based in Kathmandu Nepal. We do not have regional or local field offices, preferring to work directly with concerned stakeholders and other actors on the ground. In addition to this, not having field offices also reduces the administrative cost and provides us the extra opportunity to focus on issue that requires financial cost. In order to maximize our impact, we work at multiple levels.
Grassroots: At grassroots level, we work directly with local stakeholder comprises of state authorities, civil societies, non-state actors, victims/ survivours of human rights violation
National level: we work with local human rights partners, lawyers’ associations, National human rights commission and often government ministries responsible for protecting, assisting and responding to the gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law and other related international crimes. We help build and enhance capacity, provide advice and direct assistance to local groups to enhance their interventions with survivors, to strengthen their advocacy work on legal or institutional reforms and the overall goal of preventing human rights violations.
International level: At international level, we work with intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations and IOM, regional organizations, International non- governmental organizations. We work to strengthen the international policies and practice related with human rights and fundamental freedom.
INHURED’ values are to priorities the interests and perspectives of survivors of human rights violation in all aspects of its work. The highest priority in decisions and interventions is given to promoting survivors’ well-being and the avoidance of further traumatization.
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE
Fact-finding and documentation of information on human rights, including cases of human rights violations:
Exchange of information on human rights with national, regional and international organizations/institutions;
Campaign for public awareness in the field of human rights, environment, development and peace through education, research, teaching, training, workshop, meeting and seminar;
Monitoring compliance with international instruments relating to human rights and environment.
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES
Work for the establishment of institutions relating to human rights, environment, peace and development;
Assist the academic Institutions for the establishment of Center for Human Rights and the development of curriculum on human rights and international humanitarian law;
Work towards strengthening civil societies and creation of democratic institutions
LEGAL STATUS
INHURED International is a registered non-governmental organization under the Nepal Organization Registration Act 1977 Clause (4). It has Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations.
DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURES
Decision-making within the organization is made by the President in consultations with the Board members together with Executive Director and Administrative and Financial Manager and the heads of the departments within INHURED. This is done through regular bi-monthly meetings of the Steering Committee, which discusses and decides on administrative and programmatic issues. The Steering Committee is constituted by the Executive Director and the team under the Monitoring and Documentation, Legal Research and Advocacy, and Administrative and Financial Departments.
INHURED also formulates ad-hoc committees within the organization for the decision-making and the implementation of specific programmes or activities within the organization. It encourages teamwork but also has clear lines of responsibility and accountability. INHURED has developed systems and structures within the organization that allows for the professional and efficient implementation of tasks, and INHURED has developed internal democratic processes to allow for the contribution and participation of its staff in the different activities of the organization. Monthly meetings are held with the whole staff to report on activities achieved, challenges encountered, and crafting future activities. Staff also discuss organizational issues of concern to them and put forward their needs and opinions.
The financial procedures are transparent and the
staff of the Administrative and Financial Department is in charge of managing the transactions and approving the expenditures.
Additionally, the President signs all agreements with donors and partners and is given the responsibility by the Board members to revise contracts and grant letters, undertake necessary amendments if needed, and sign on behalf of INHURED. The President also co-signs cheques with a member of the Board (alternatively, two appointed members of the Board can sign cheques) and regularly reviews INHURED’s budget.
BOARD MEMBERS
INHURED has Board members made up of seven well-known figures with different experiences in the field of law, human rights, and legislation, that plays the role of a policy board. The board is entrusted with the responsibility of adopting policies and ensuring the well-being of the organization, both financially and programmatically. The Board members appoints a Executive Director who reports regularly to the board, to which s/he is accountable.
The board also approves INHURED’s strategic plans, annual working plans, staff appointments, and budgets. Two members of the board are appointed to sign on cheques; at least one of the members of the board is required to sign with the Executive Director on all cheques and transfers issued by the organization. The board meets at least three times annually to address issues and make decisions relevant to their mandate.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The GA is the supreme body of the organization which approves the constitution of the organization, elects the new governing body and renders overall direction to the organization.
PROGRAMS STEERING COMMITTEE
A Project Steering Committee consisting of the Executive Director and the heads of the three departments meet weekly to discuss programmatic issues and administrative issues related to INHURED’s work and activities in the field of human rights. The Project Steering Committee usually works by consensus in decision-making, and makes recommendations to the Executive Director regarding human resource matters, and deals with financial matters as per the need basis.
Institutional Organization
Institutional Organization
INHURED has a small team based in Kathmandu Nepal. We do not have regional or local field offices, preferring to work directly with concerned stakeholders and other actors on the ground. In addition to this, not having field offices also reduces the administrative cost and provides us the extra opportunity to focus on issue that requires financial cost. In order to maximize our impact, we work at multiple levels.
Grassroots: At grassroots level, we work directly with local stakeholder comprises of state authorities, civil societies, non-state actors, victims/ survivours of human rights violation
National level: we work with local human rights partners, lawyers’ associations, National human rights commission and often government ministries responsible for protecting, assisting and responding to the gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law and other related international crimes. We help build and enhance capacity, provide advice and direct assistance to local groups to enhance their interventions with survivors, to strengthen their advocacy work on legal or institutional reforms and the overall goal of preventing human rights violations.
International level: At international level, we work with intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations and IOM, regional organizations, International non- governmental organizations. We work to strengthen the international policies and practice related with human rights and fundamental freedom.
INHURED’ values are to priorities the interests and perspectives of survivors of human rights violation in all aspects of its work. The highest priority in decisions and interventions is given to promoting survivors’ well-being and the avoidance of further traumatization.
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE
Fact-finding and documentation of information on human rights, including cases of human rights violations:
Exchange of information on human rights with national, regional and international organizations/institutions;
Campaign for public awareness in the field of human rights, environment, development and peace through education, research, teaching, training, workshop, meeting and seminar;
Monitoring compliance with international instruments relating to human rights and environment.
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES
Work for the establishment of institutions relating to human rights, environment, peace and development;
Assist the academic Institutions for the establishment of Center for Human Rights and the development of curriculum on human rights and international humanitarian law;
Work towards strengthening civil societies and creation of democratic institutions
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Vision Mission & Goal
Vision Mission & Goal
INHURED has a small team based in Kathmandu Nepal. We do not have regional or local field offices, preferring to work directly with concerned stakeholders and other actors on the ground. In addition to this, not having field offices also reduces the administrative cost and provides us the extra opportunity to focus on issue that requires financial cost. In order to maximize our impact, we work at multiple levels.
Grassroots: At grassroots level, we work directly with local stakeholder comprises of state authorities, civil societies, non-state actors, victims/ survivours of human rights violation
National level: we work with local human rights partners, lawyers’ associations, National human rights commission and often government ministries responsible for protecting, assisting and responding to the gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law and other related international crimes. We help build and enhance capacity, provide advice and direct assistance to local groups to enhance their interventions with survivors, to strengthen their advocacy work on legal or institutional reforms and the overall goal of preventing human rights violations.
International level: At international level, we work with intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations and IOM, regional organizations, International non- governmental organizations. We work to strengthen the international policies and practice related with human rights and fundamental freedom.
INHURED’ values are to priorities the interests and perspectives of survivors of human rights violation in all aspects of its work. The highest priority in decisions and interventions is given to promoting survivors’ well-being and the avoidance of further traumatization.
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE
Fact-finding and documentation of information on human rights, including cases of human rights violations:
Exchange of information on human rights with national, regional and international organizations/institutions;
Campaign for public awareness in the field of human rights, environment, development and peace through education, research, teaching, training, workshop, meeting and seminar;
Monitoring compliance with international instruments relating to human rights and environment.
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES
Work for the establishment of institutions relating to human rights, environment, peace and development;
Assist the academic Institutions for the establishment of Center for Human Rights and the development of curriculum on human rights and international humanitarian law;
Work towards strengthening civil societies and creation of democratic institutions
INHURED International upholds the human rights doctrines adopted by the United Nations. It embraces universality, indivisibility and interdependence of human rights and strives for effective realization of international instruments at domestic level. The primary focus of the organization is to advocate on behalf of population who are in vulnerable position and who have been marginalized from the enjoyment of fundamental human rights and liberty. Similarly, protection of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) is one of the key areas of concern.
Courage with conscience is vital for effective intervention in the high voltage armed conflict. INHURED International's team demonstrated that valor and conviction for the steadfast opposition to the atrocious royal regime in February 2005 and also massive breach of international human rights and humanitarian law during the decade-long armed conflict. INHURED International played a key role to generate international solidarity in defense of human rights and democratic struggle in the country during these exceptionally difficult hours. Currently, it is championing the most challenging cause of transitional justice and compliance audit of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. INHURED International believes in zero tolerance to impunity.
INHURED’s vision is to see the rule of law and standards of international human rights and humanitarian law implemented and adhered to, so that Nepalese can enjoy equal treatment with respect to their human dignity.
INHURED Mission
INHURED is a Nepali non-governmental, independent human rights organization that advocates nationally and internationally to promote the rule of law and respect for human rights for all, through legal research, documentation and building capacity to address violations of the individual and collective rights of Nepalese ensured through widely ratified international laws, National laws, act, and policies.
INHURED’s Goals
Laws and policies at the national and international levels that respect and comply with international law are promoted
Accountability of perpetrators and justice for victims of international human rights and humanitarian law violations.
Develop INHURED’s work as a centre for applied international humanitarian and human rights law
INHURED’s organizational capacity, effectiveness and potential sustainability are improved
Message From President
Message From President
INHURED has a small team based in Kathmandu Nepal. We do not have regional or local field offices, preferring to work directly with concerned stakeholders and other actors on the ground. In addition to this, not having field offices also reduces the administrative cost and provides us the extra opportunity to focus on issue that requires financial cost. In order to maximize our impact, we work at multiple levels.
Grassroots: At grassroots level, we work directly with local stakeholder comprises of state authorities, civil societies, non-state actors, victims/ survivours of human rights violation
National level: we work with local human rights partners, lawyers’ associations, National human rights commission and often government ministries responsible for protecting, assisting and responding to the gross violation of human rights and humanitarian law and other related international crimes. We help build and enhance capacity, provide advice and direct assistance to local groups to enhance their interventions with survivors, to strengthen their advocacy work on legal or institutional reforms and the overall goal of preventing human rights violations.
International level: At international level, we work with intergovernmental organizations, such as the United Nations and IOM, regional organizations, International non- governmental organizations. We work to strengthen the international policies and practice related with human rights and fundamental freedom.
INHURED’ values are to priorities the interests and perspectives of survivors of human rights violation in all aspects of its work. The highest priority in decisions and interventions is given to promoting survivors’ well-being and the avoidance of further traumatization.
SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE
Fact-finding and documentation of information on human rights, including cases of human rights violations:
Exchange of information on human rights with national, regional and international organizations/institutions;
Campaign for public awareness in the field of human rights, environment, development and peace through education, research, teaching, training, workshop, meeting and seminar;
Monitoring compliance with international instruments relating to human rights and environment.
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES
Work for the establishment of institutions relating to human rights, environment, peace and development;
Assist the academic Institutions for the establishment of Center for Human Rights and the development of curriculum on human rights and international humanitarian law;
Work towards strengthening civil societies and creation of democratic institutions
SECURING FREEDOM SANS BORDER
Gopal Krishna Siwakoti, PhD
President
Sixty-seven years have elapsed since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the UN. It was also the first time that human rights and fundamental freedoms were set forth in such detail. Inspired by 55 different state constitutions, the UDHR is a compromise among many different conceptions of humanity. It represented a world milestone in the long struggle for human rights and remains one of the best known and most often cited human rights documents in the world to uphold the notion of “All Human Rights for All"—embracing universality, indivisibility and interdependence of all human rights.
Today, more than 60 human rights instruments constitute an international standard of human rights derived from UDHR. It is a time for governments to ensure that the rights set forth in the international instruments are reflected in their national legislation and to move to ratify those international human rights treaties that may be still pending. The farewell to 67th Anniversary of UDHR also provides the opportunity for more countries not only to condemn blatant violations of human rights but also to take responsibility and action to break the cycle of impunity whenever human rights are violated.
Over the years, the UN has created conventional and extra-conventional mechanisms in order to monitor compliance of States parties with various human rights instruments and to investigate allegations of human rights abuses. There has been a major shift in the human rights doctrine and protection mechanism in the recent years. Forced migration, peace and transitional justice, disaster management have formed significant components of post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals that have overwhelmingly dominated global human rights agenda.
Human rights are not simply a bundle of western concepts imposed on the countries of the South but are beyond the so-called parachute dropping of human rights into these countries. Poverty, war, civil strife, nuclear proliferation, arms build-up and other anti-people policies have jeopardized the effective realization of all human rights for all and attaining them is still a distant reality. Majority of the population in the global south is deprived of its fundamental freedoms along with economic, social and cultural rights resulting malnutrition, infant mortality, homelessness, discrimination, and injustices. While people starve to death in some places, the warehouses in other privileged cities have more than enough food. The great majority of people in the global south are poor because of the inequitable ownership and control of the means of production, capital, technology, land and other productive assets. There is an urgent need to fundamentally restructure economic relations based on the principles of equality, cooperation, and mutual benefit and along the lines set forth in various documents of domestic and international law.
Our own country Nepal, which has passed through high intensity armed conflict for more than a decade, deadly earthquake, post-conflict organized crimes and violence, broad human rights movements are gaining strength to collectively achieve the rights as enshrined in the new constitution which paves a way for the effective realization of inclusive human rights, broader freedom and democratization. Nonetheless, the transitional justice process is not gaining any substantial mileage with victims/survivors still waiting for justice of the past abuses. Securing greater gender equality, total elimination of caste-based discrimination and untaouchability, ensuring safer migration and robust action on counter-human trafficking as well as protection of refugees are other issues of critical concern among others.
INHURED International, as a front-runner civil society organization having Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC of the UN, is dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights beyond border to build an efficient, human rights-friendly democratic culture in the society and within the machinery of government; one which respects human rights and is accountable to culture of peace and justice in society at large. For this, greater debate on the unconditional fulfillment of human rights obligations with no room for violence and impunity is the demand of the day.
